Chinese Five Spice Cookies Recipes

CHINESE 5-SPICE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oats, flour, ground nuts, 5-spice powder, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
• In another bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter and both sugars until light and smooth.
• Add eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture and beat well.
• Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until blended.
• Drop by mounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets, leaving about 1 1/2" gap between each mound of batter.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until done to your liking.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

CHINESE FIVE-SPICE OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Soak raisins in a bowl of warm water until plump, about 30 minutes. Drain and pat raisins dry with a towel.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and both sugars with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat the first egg into the butter until completely blended; beat vanilla extract in with the second egg.
• Combine oats, flour, walnuts, coconut, five-spice powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Stir egg mixture into oat mixture until well mixed. Fold in raisins and mix until just incorporated.
• Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

CHINESE FIVE SPICE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, combine cookie mix and five-spice powder until blended. Stir in butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in almonds.
• Roll dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. Dip one side of each ball into coarse sugar. Place balls, sugar side up, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to wire rack. Cool completely. Store covered at room temperature.